As the Phoenix-area continues to bake in triple digit heat, the city of Tempe is celebrating its recent adoption of heat safety requirements for some outdoor workers.
Democratic U.S. Rep. Greg Stanton joined Tempe Mayor Corey Woods on Thursday to talk about extreme heat. He said the Trump administration is heading in the wrong direction.
“Federal employees, researchers, public health experts, administrators of grant programs have been caught up in mass firings by the current administration,” Stanton said.
He went on to point out that the experts who research heat safety from the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health were also fired.
“That research informed the City of Tempe’s worker protection ordinance which we are here today to celebrate.”
Tempe’s heat ordinance requires city departments and contractors working for the city to provide water, shade and regular breaks for outdoor workers.
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